as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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Recent Examples of sexuality
For a show to steadfastly champion such virtues felt revelatory, as did its ensemble of actors who didn’t fit Hollywood’s usual expectations of age, sexuality, or body type.
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Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chris Carmack costarred on Nashville as Will Lexington, a closeted country star coming to terms with his sexuality.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Set in Emmi’s native Syracuse, New York, in the 1990s, the independent film follows Lucas (Tom Blyth), an undercover cop wrestling with his own sexuality while simultaneously leading a local police effort to lure and apprehend gay men on charges of cruising in a mall bathroom.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Often, this is coming up around substance use or risky driving or sexuality in relationships.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chris Carmack costarred on Nashville as Will Lexington, a closeted country star coming to terms with his sexuality.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Set in Emmi’s native Syracuse, New York, in the 1990s, the independent film follows Lucas (Tom Blyth), an undercover cop wrestling with his own sexuality while simultaneously leading a local police effort to lure and apprehend gay men on charges of cruising in a mall bathroom.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Often, this is coming up around substance use or risky driving or sexuality in relationships.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexuality
sex
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The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Sexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexuality. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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